Noun: sticklerism
- The behaviour of a stickler; inflexible adherence to rules
"‘We, the intellectually curious, may soon find ourselves trapped in a pen, fenced in by rule-bound sticklerism and overzealous concern for our personal safety, unless we exercise our civil liberties and our curiosity,’ he declaims"
Type of: conscientiousness, inflexibility, painstakingness, rigidity, rigidness